Thursday, April 30, 2015

We have few depictions of women in the 17C British American colonies, but contemporary European prints allow us to see the hairstyles & fashions being worn on the other side of the Atlantic during the early years of the English colonization of America.

We have few depictions of women in the 17C British American colonies, but contemporary European prints allow us to see the hairstyles & fashions being worn on the other side of the Atlantic during the early years of the English colonization of America.

Jean Leblond 1605-1666 Charles David (Print made by); Ferdinand Elle (After) Marie de Rohan, the wife of Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Chevreuse; bust-length, turned to right with curled hair, pearl earrings

In the Book of Proverbs 6:16-19, among the verses traditionally associated with King Solomon, it states that the Lord specifically regards "six things the Lord hateth, and 7 that are an abomination unto Him:"A proud lookA lying tongueHands that shed innocent bloodA heart that devises wicked plotsFeet that are swift to run into mischiefA deceitful witness that uttereth liesHim that soweth discord among brethren

Tableau de mission François Marie Balanant. An allegorical image depicting the human heart subject to the seven deadly sins, each represented by an animal (clockwise: toad = avarice; snake = envy; lion = wrath; snail = sloth; pig = gluttony; goat = lust; peacock = pride).The modern concept of the 7 deadly sins is linked to the works of the 4C monk Evagrius Ponticus, who listed 8 evil thoughts in Greek as follows:Γαστριμαργία (gastrimargia) gluttonyΠορνεία (porneia) prostitution, fornicationΦιλαργυρία (philargyria) avariceὙπερηφανία (hyperēphania) hubris – in the Philokalia, this term is rendered as self-esteemΛύπη (lypē) sadness – in the Philokalia, this term is rendered as envy, sadness at another's good fortuneὈργή (orgē) wrathΚενοδοξία (kenodoxia) boastingἈκηδία (akēdia) acedia – in the Philokalia, this term is rendered as dejectionIn AD 590, a little over 2 centuries after Evagrius wrote his list, Pope Gregory I revised this list to form the more common Seven Deadly Sins.luxuria (lechery/lust)gula (gluttony)avaritia (avarice/greed)acedia (sloth/discouragement)ira (wrath)invidia (envy)superbia (pride)Beginning in the early 14C, the popularity of the Seven Deadly Sins brought them to become a theme among European artists.

We have few depictions of women in the 17C British American colonies, but contemporary European prints allow us to see the hairstyles & fashions being worn on the other side of the Atlantic during the early years of the English colonization of America.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Jean Leblond 1605-1666 Leonide Bergere; print; Jeremias Falck (Print made by); Paris three-quarter length female shepherdess, stepping to right; a quiver slung across her back, holding a bow in her right hand. This woman has spectacular pearls in her hair, at her neck & wrist. (ed. - This shepherdess looks like a depiction of Diana.)

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On March 4, 2011, Emile de Bruijn of the National Trust in the UK, wrote on his blog "Treasure Hunt" of making history & art available to all: "Traditionally art history has been inherently elitist & exclusive, both socially & intellectually. Art tended to be commissioned by the upper classes. Connoisseurship was seen as a superior, refined skill & the products of art-historical scholarship were guarded almost as fiercely as the art itself."

On May 29, 1012, William Noel, now Director of Special Collections Center & Director of Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies. University of Pennsylvania, told The TED Blog, "...digital data is not a threat to real data, it’s just an advertisement that only increases the aura of the original, so there just doesn’t seem to be any point in putting restrictions on the data. There is the further fact that the data is funded by taxpayers’ money. So it didn’t seem fair to limit what taxpayers could do with the data that they paid for."

On February 7, 2017, Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced a new policy: all images of public-domain artworks in the Museum's collection are now available for free & unrestricted use. "We have been working toward the goal of sharing our images with the public for a number of years. Our comprehensive & diverse museum collection spans 5,000 years of world culture & our core mission is to be open & accessible for all who wish to study & enjoy the works of art in our care. Increasing access to the Museum’s collection & scholarship serves the interests & needs of our 21C audiences by offering new resources for creativity, knowledge, & ideas."